Ag3PO4 Nanoparticles Decorated Hexagonal α-Fe2O3 Nanoplates with Enhanced Photocatalytic Performance under Visible Light Irradiation
- Authors: Liang An 1,2, Ren M.1, Liu J.1, Yan Z.1, Yang Z.1, Li W.3, Xu Z.1,2
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Affiliations:
- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Chemical Materials and Devices, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Jianghan University
- Hubei Key Laboratory for Processing and Application of Catalytic Materials, Huanggang Normal University
- Yichang Key Laboratory of Functional Phosphates, Hubei Xingfa Chemicals Group Co., Ltd.
- Issue: Vol 92, No 13 (2018)
- Pages: 2861-2867
- Section: Photochemistry and Magnetochemistry
- URL: https://bakhtiniada.ru/0036-0244/article/view/170309
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1134/S0036024418130198
- ID: 170309
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Abstract
In this work, a series of Ag3PO4 nanoparticles decorated hexagonal α-Fe2O3 nanoplates with different Ag3PO4 contents were synthesized by combining solvothermal method and ultrasonic-assisted chemical precipitation method for the first time. Structure, morphology, and chemical composition of as-synthesized products were analyzed with the aid of X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform-infrared spectro-scopy (FT-IR), field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) and X-ray energy dispersive analysis (EDS). Additionally, the photocatalytic performance of the samples was evaluated by investigating the degradation process of Orange II (OII) under visible-light irradiation. Compared with pure α-Fe2O3, all α‑Fe2O3/Ag3PO4 samples exhibit enhanced activity. The decoration of Ag3PO4 could enhance the photocatalytic activity of α-Fe2O3 effectively, and increasing the loading amount of Ag3PO4 could further improve the photocatalytic activity of α-Fe2O3/Ag3PO4 samples. The results of this study should be useful for the further application of α-Fe2O3/Ag3PO4 composite photocatalysts with different microstructures.
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About the authors
Liang An
Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Chemical Materials and Devices, Ministry of Education,School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Jianghan University; Hubei Key Laboratory for Processing and Application of Catalytic Materials,
Huanggang Normal University
Author for correspondence.
Email: anliangjhun@163.com
China, Wuhan, 430056; Huanggang, 438000
Mingzhu Ren
Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Chemical Materials and Devices, Ministry of Education,School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Jianghan University
Email: anliangjhun@163.com
China, Wuhan, 430056
Jing Liu
Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Chemical Materials and Devices, Ministry of Education,School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Jianghan University
Email: anliangjhun@163.com
China, Wuhan, 430056
Zhaoxiong Yan
Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Chemical Materials and Devices, Ministry of Education,School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Jianghan University
Email: anliangjhun@163.com
China, Wuhan, 430056
Zhihua Yang
Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Chemical Materials and Devices, Ministry of Education,School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Jianghan University
Email: anliangjhun@163.com
China, Wuhan, 430056
Wei Li
Yichang Key Laboratory of Functional Phosphates, Hubei Xingfa Chemicals Group Co., Ltd.
Email: anliangjhun@163.com
China, Yichang, 443007
Zhihua Xu
Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Chemical Materials and Devices, Ministry of Education,School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Jianghan University; Hubei Key Laboratory for Processing and Application of Catalytic Materials,
Huanggang Normal University
Email: anliangjhun@163.com
China, Wuhan, 430056; Huanggang, 438000
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